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NAME

       X11::GUITest - Provides GUI testing/interaction routines.

       Developed by Dennis K. Paulsen

VERSION

       0.27

       Updates are made available at the following sites:

         http://sourceforge.net/projects/x11guitest
         http://www.cpan.org

       Please consult 'docs/Changes' for the list of changes between module revisions.

DESCRIPTION

       This Perl package is intended to facilitate the testing of GUI applications by means of
       user emulation.  It can be used to test/interact with GUI applications; which have been
       built upon the X library or toolkits (i.e., GTK+, Xt, Qt, Motif, etc.) that "wrap" the X
       library's functionality.

       A basic recorder (x11guirecord) is also available, and can be found in the source code
       respository.

DEPENDENCIES

       An X server with the XTest extensions enabled.  This seems to be the norm.  If it is not
       enabled, it usually can be by modifying the X server configuration (i.e., XF86Config).

       The standard DISPLAY environment variable is utilized to determine the host, display, and
       screen to work with.  By default it is usually set to ":0.0" for the localhost.  However,
       by altering this variable one can interact with applications under a remote host's X
       server.  To change this from a terminal window, one can utilize the following basic
       syntax: export DISPLAY=<hostname-or-ipaddress>:<display>.<screen>  Please note that under
       most circumstances, xhost will need to be executed properly on the remote host as well.

       There is a known incompatibility between the XTest and Xinerama extensions, which causes
       the XTestFakeMotionEvent() function to misbehave.  When the Xinerama (X server) extension
       is turned on, this (Perl) extension has been modified to allow one to invoke an
       alternative function.  See Makefile.PL for details.

INSTALLATION

         perl Makefile.PL
         make
         make test
         make install

         # If you'd like to install the recorder, use these steps:
         cd recorder
         ./autogen.sh
         ./configure
         make
         make install
         x11guirecord --help

SYNOPSIS

       For additional examples, please look under the 'eg/' sub-directory from the installation
       folder.

         use X11::GUITest qw/
           StartApp
           WaitWindowViewable
           SendKeys
         /;

         # Start gedit application
         StartApp('gedit');

         # Wait for application window to come up and become viewable.
         my ($GEditWinId) = WaitWindowViewable('gedit');
         if (!$GEditWinId) {
           die("Couldn't find gedit window in time!");
         }

         # Send text to it
         SendKeys("Hello, how are you?\n");

         # Close Application (Alt-f, q).
         SendKeys('%(f)q');

         # Handle gedit's Question window if it comes up when closing.  Wait
         # at most 5 seconds for it.
         if (WaitWindowViewable('Question', undef, 5)) {
           # DoN't Save (Alt-n)
           SendKeys('%(n)');
         }

FUNCTIONS

       Parameters enclosed within [] are optional.

       If there are multiple optional parameters available for a function and you would like to
       specify the last one, for example, you can utilize undef for those parameters you don't
       specify.

       REGEX in the documentation below denotes an item that is treated as a regular expression.
       For example, the regex "^OK$" would look for an exact match for the word OK.

       FindWindowLike TITLEREGEX [, WINDOWIDSTARTUNDER]
               Finds the window Ids of the windows matching the specified title regex.
               Optionally one can specify the window to start under; which would allow one to
               constrain the search to child windows of that window.

               An array of window Ids is returned for the matches found.  An empty array is
               returned if no matches were found.

                 my @WindowIds = FindWindowLike('gedit');
                 # Only worry about first window found
                 my ($WindowId) = FindWindowLike('gedit');

       WaitWindowLike TITLEREGEX [, WINDOWIDSTARTUNDER] [, MAXWAITINSECONDS]
               Waits for a window to come up that matches the specified title regex.  Optionally
               one can specify the window to start under; which would allow one to constrain the
               search to child windows of that window.

               One can optionally specify an alternative wait amount in seconds.  A window will
               keep being looked for that matches the specified title regex until this amount of
               time has been reached.  The default amount is defined in the DEF_WAIT constant
               available through the :CONST export tag.

               If a window is going to be manipulated by input, WaitWindowViewable is the more
               robust solution to utilize.

               An array of window Ids is returned for the matches found.  An empty array is
               returned if no matches were found.

                 my @WindowIds = WaitWindowLike('gedit');
                 # Only worry about first window found
                 my ($WindowId) = WaitWindowLike('gedit');

                 WaitWindowLike('gedit') or die("gedit window not found!");

       WaitWindowViewable TITLEREGEX [, WINDOWIDSTARTUNDER] [, MAXWAITINSECONDS]
               Similar to WaitWindow, but only recognizes windows that are viewable.  When GUI
               applications are started, their window isn't necessarily viewable yet, let alone
               available for input, so this function is very useful.

               Likewise, this function will only return an array of the matching window Ids for
               those windows that are viewable.  An empty array is returned if no matches were
               found.

       WaitWindowClose WINDOWID [, MAXWAITINSECONDS]
               Waits for the specified window to close.

               One can optionally specify an alternative wait amount in seconds. The window will
               keep being checked to see if it has closed until this amount of time has been
               reached.  The default amount is defined in the DEF_WAIT constant available through
               the :CONST export tag.

               zero is returned if window is not gone, non-zero if it is gone.

       WaitSeconds SECONDS
               Pauses execution for the specified amount of seconds.

                 WaitSeconds(0.5); # Wait 1/2 second
                 WaitSeconds(3); # Wait 3 seconds

       ClickWindow WINDOWID [, X Offset] [, Y Offset] [, Button]
               Clicks on the specified window with the mouse.

               Optionally one can specify the X offset and Y offset.  By default, the top left
               corner of the window is clicked on, with these two parameters one can specify a
               different position to be clicked on.

               One can also specify an alternative button.  The default button is M_LEFT, but
               M_MIDDLE and M_RIGHT may be specified too.  Also, you could use the logical Id for
               the button: M_BTN1, M_BTN2, M_BTN3, M_BTN4, M_BTN5.  These are all available
               through the :CONST export tag.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success

       GetWindowFromPoint X, Y [, SCREEN]
               Returns the window that is at the specified point.  If no screen is given, it is
               taken from the value given when opening the X display.

               zero is returned if there are no matches (i.e., off screen).

       IsChild PARENTWINDOWID, WINDOWID
               Determines if the specified window is a child of the specified parent.

               zero is returned for false, non-zero for true.

       QuoteStringForSendKeys STRING
               Quotes {} characters in the specified string that would be interpreted as having
               special meaning if sent to SendKeys directly.  This function would be useful if
               you had a text file in which you wanted to use each line of the file as input to
               the SendKeys function, but didn't want any special interpretation of the
               characters in the file.

               Returns the quoted string, undef is returned on error.

                 # Quote  ~, %, etc.  as  {~}, {%}, etc for literal use in SendKeys.
                 SendKeys( QuoteStringForSendKeys('Hello: ~%^(){}+#') );
                 SendKeys( QSfSK('#+#') );

       StartApp COMMANDLINE
               Uses the shell to execute a program.  This function returns as soon as the program
               is called.  Useful for starting GUI applications and then going on to work with
               them.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success

                 StartApp('gedit');

       RunApp COMMANDLINE
               Uses the shell to execute a program until its completion.

               Return value will be application specific, however -1 is returned to indicate a
               failure in starting the program.

                 RunApp('/work/myapp');

       ClickMouseButton BUTTON
               Clicks the specified mouse button.  Available mouse buttons are: M_LEFT, M_MIDDLE,
               M_RIGHT, M_DOWN, M_UP.  Also, you could use the logical Id for the button: M_BTN1,
               M_BTN2, M_BTN3, M_BTN4, M_BTN5.  These are all available through the :CONST export
               tag.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       DefaultScreen
               Returns the screen number specified in the X display value used to open the
               display.

               Leverages the Xlib macro of the same name.

       ScreenCount
               Returns the number of screens in the X display specified when opening it.

               Leverages the Xlib macro of the same name.

       SetEventSendDelay DELAYINMILLISECONDS
               Sets the milliseconds of delay between events being sent to the X display.  It is
               usually not a good idea to set this to 0.

               Please note that this delay will also affect SendKeys.

               Returns the old delay amount in milliseconds.

       GetEventSendDelay
               Returns the current event sending delay amount in milliseconds.

       SetKeySendDelay DELAYINMILLISECONDS
               Sets the milliseconds of delay between keystrokes.

               Returns the old delay amount in milliseconds.

       GetKeySendDelay
               Returns the current keystroke sending delay amount in milliseconds.

       GetWindowName WINDOWID
               Returns the window name for the specified window Id.  undef is returned if name
               could not be obtained.

                 # Return the name of the window that has the input focus.
                 my $WinName = GetWindowName(GetInputFocus());

       SetWindowName WINDOWID, NAME
               Sets the window name for the specified window Id.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       GetRootWindow [SCREEN]
               Returns the Id of the root window of the screen.  This is the top/root level
               window that all other windows are under.  If no screen is given, it is taken from
               the value given when opening the X display.

       GetChildWindows WINDOWID
               Returns an array of the child windows for the specified window Id.  If it detects
               that the window hierarchy is in transition, it will wait half a second and try
               again.

       MoveMouseAbs X, Y [, SCREEN]
               Moves the mouse cursor to the specified absolute position in the optionally given
               screen.  If no screen is given, it is taken from the value given when opening the
               X display.

               Zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       GetMousePos
               Returns an array containing the position and the screen (number) of the mouse
               cursor.

                 my ($x, $y, $scr_num) = GetMousePos();

       PressMouseButton BUTTON
               Presses the specified mouse button.  Available mouse buttons are: M_LEFT,
               M_MIDDLE, M_RIGHT, M_DOWN, M_UP.  Also, you could use the logical Id for the
               button: M_BTN1, M_BTN2, M_BTN3, M_BTN4, M_BTN5.  These are all available through
               the :CONST export tag.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       ReleaseMouseButton BUTTON
               Releases the specified mouse button.  Available mouse buttons are: M_LEFT,
               M_MIDDLE, M_RIGHT, M_DOWN, M_UP.  Also, you could use the logical Id for the
               button: M_BTN1, M_BTN2, M_BTN3, M_BTN4, M_BTN5.  These are all available through
               the :CONST export tag.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       SendKeys KEYS
               Sends keystrokes to the window that has the input focus.

               The keystrokes to send are those specified in KEYS parameter.  Some characters
               have special meaning, they are:

                       Modifier Keys:
                       ^       CTRL
                       %       ALT
                       +       SHIFT
                       #       META
                       &       ALTGR

                       Other Keys:
                       ~       ENTER
                       \n      ENTER
                       \t      TAB
                       ( and ) MODIFIER GROUPING
                       { and } QUOTE / ESCAPE CHARACTERS

               Simply, one can send a text string like so:

                       SendKeys('Hello, how are you today?');

               Parenthesis allow a modifier to work on one or more characters.  For example:

                       SendKeys('%(f)q'); # Alt-f, then press q
                       SendKeys('%(fa)^(m)'); # Alt-f, Alt-a, Ctrl-m
                       SendKeys('+(abc)'); # Uppercase ABC using shift modifier
                       SendKeys('^(+(l))'); # Ctrl-Shift-l
                       SendKeys('+'); # Press shift

               Braces are used to quote special characters, for utilizing aliased key names, or
               for special functionality. Multiple characters can be specified in a brace by
               space delimiting the entries.  Characters can be repeated using a number that is
               space delimited after the preceding key.

               Quote Special Characters

                       SendKeys('{{}'); # {
                       SendKeys('{+}'); # +
                       SendKeys('{#}'); # #

                       You can also use QuoteStringForSendKeys (QSfSK) to perform quoting.

               Aliased Key Names

                       SendKeys('{BAC}'); # Backspace
                       SendKeys('{F1 F2 F3}'); # F1, F2, F3
                       SendKeys('{TAB 3}'); # Press TAB 3 times
                       SendKeys('{SPC 3 a b c}'); # Space 3 times, a, b, c

               Special Functionality

                       # Pause execution for 500 milliseconds
                       SendKeys('{PAUSE 500}');

               Combinations

                       SendKeys('abc+(abc){TAB PAUSE 500}'); # a, b, c, A, B, C, Tab, Pause 500
                       SendKeys('+({a b c})'); # A, B, C

               The following abbreviated key names are currently recognized within a brace set.
               If you don't see the desired key, you can still use the unabbreviated name for the
               key.  If you are unsure of this name, utilize the xev (X event view) tool, press
               the key you want and look at the tools output for the name of that key.  Names
               that are in the list below can be utilized regardless of case.  Ones that aren't
               in this list are going to be case sensitive and also not abbreviated.  For
               example, using 'xev' you will find that the name of the backspace key is
               BackSpace, so you could use {BackSpace} in place of {bac} if you really wanted to.

                       Name    Action
                       -------------------
                       BAC     BackSpace
                       BS      BackSpace
                       BKS     BackSpace
                       BRE     Break
                       CAN     Cancel
                       CAP     Caps_Lock
                       DEL     Delete
                       DOWN    Down
                       END     End
                       ENT     Return
                       ESC     Escape
                       F1      F1
                       ...     ...
                       F12     F12
                       HEL     Help
                       HOM     Home
                       INS     Insert
                       LAL     Alt_L
                       LMA     Meta_L
                       LCT     Control_L
                       LEF     Left
                       LSH     Shift_L
                       LSK     Super_L
                       MNU     Menu
                       NUM     Num_Lock
                       PGD     Page_Down
                       PGU     Page_Up
                       PRT     Print
                       RAL     Alt_R
                       RMA     Meta_R
                       RCT     Control_R
                       RIG     Right
                       RSH     Shift_R
                       RSK     Super_R
                       SCR     Scroll_Lock
                       SPA     Space
                       SPC     Space
                       TAB     Tab
                       UP      Up

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.  For configurations (Xvfb) that
               don't support Alt_Left, Meta_Left is automatically used in its place.

       PressKey KEY
               Presses the specified key.

               One can utilize the abbreviated key names from the table listed above as outlined
               in the following example:

                 # Alt-n
                 PressKey('LAL'); # Left Alt
                 PressKey('n');
                 ReleaseKey('n');
                 ReleaseKey('LAL');

                 # Uppercase a
                 PressKey('LSH'); # Left Shift
                 PressKey('a');
                 ReleaseKey('a');
                 ReleaseKey('LSH');

               The ReleaseKey calls in the above example are there to set both key states back.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       ReleaseKey KEY
               Releases the specified key.  Normally follows a PressKey call.

               One can utilize the abbreviated key names from the table listed above.

                 ReleaseKey('n');

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       PressReleaseKey KEY
               Presses and releases the specified key.

               One can utilize the abbreviated key names from the table listed above.

                 PressReleaseKey('n');

               This function is affected by the key send delay.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       IsKeyPressed KEY
               Determines if the specified key is currently being pressed.

               You can specify such things as 'bac' or the unabbreviated form 'BackSpace' as
               covered in the SendKeys information.  Brace forms such as '{bac}' are unsupported.
               A '{' is taken literally and letters are case sensitive.

                 if (IsKeyPressed('esc')) {  # Is Escape pressed?
                 if (IsKeyPressed('a')) { # Is a pressed?
                 if (IsKeyPressed('A')) { # Is A pressed?

               Returns non-zero for true, zero for false.

       IsMouseButtonPressed BUTTON
               Determines if the specified mouse button is currently being pressed.

               Available mouse buttons are: M_LEFT, M_MIDDLE, M_RIGHT.  Also, you could use the
               logical Id for the button: M_BTN1, M_BTN2, M_BTN3, M_BTN4, M_BTN5.  These are all
               available through the :CONST export tag.

                 if (IsMouseButtonPressed(M_LEFT)) { # Is left button pressed?

               Returns non-zero for true, zero for false.

       IsWindow WINDOWID
               zero is returned if the specified window Id is not for something that can be
               recognized as a window.  non-zero is returned if it looks like a window.

       IsWindowViewable WINDOWID
               zero is returned if the specified window Id is for a window that isn't viewable.
               non-zero is returned if the window is viewable.

       IsWindowCursor WINDOWID CURSOR
               Determines if the specified window has the specified cursor.

               zero is returned for false, non-zero for true.

               The following cursors are available through the :CONST export tag.

                   Name
                   -------------------
                       XC_NUM_GLYPHS
                       XC_X_CURSOR
                       XC_ARROW
                       XC_BASED_ARROW_DOWN
                       XC_BASED_ARROW_UP
                       XC_BOAT
                       XC_BOGOSITY
                       XC_BOTTOM_LEFT_CORNER
                       XC_BOTTOM_RIGHT_CORNER
                       XC_BOTTOM_SIDE
                       XC_BOTTOM_TEE
                       XC_BOX_SPIRAL
                       XC_CENTER_PTR
                       XC_CIRCLE
                       XC_CLOCK
                       XC_COFFEE_MUG
                       XC_CROSS
                       XC_CROSS_REVERSE
                       XC_CROSSHAIR
                       XC_DIAMOND_CROSS
                       XC_DOT
                       XC_DOTBOX
                       XC_DOUBLE_ARROW
                       XC_DRAFT_LARGE
                       XC_DRAFT_SMALL
                       XC_DRAPED_BOX
                       XC_EXCHANGE
                       XC_FLEUR
                       XC_GOBBLER
                       XC_GUMBY
                       XC_HAND1
                       XC_HAND2
                       XC_HEART
                       XC_ICON
                       XC_IRON_CROSS
                       XC_LEFT_PTR
                       XC_LEFT_SIDE
                       XC_LEFT_TEE
                       XC_LEFTBUTTON
                       XC_LL_ANGLE
                       XC_LR_ANGLE
                       XC_MAN
                       XC_MIDDLEBUTTON
                       XC_MOUSE
                       XC_PENCIL
                       XC_PIRATE
                       XC_PLUS
                       XC_QUESTION_ARROW
                       XC_RIGHT_PTR
                       XC_RIGHT_SIDE
                       XC_RIGHT_TEE
                       XC_RIGHTBUTTON
                       XC_RTL_LOGO
                       XC_SAILBOAT
                       XC_SB_DOWN_ARROW
                       XC_SB_H_DOUBLE_ARROW
                       XC_SB_LEFT_ARROW
                       XC_SB_RIGHT_ARROW
                       XC_SB_UP_ARROW
                       XC_SB_V_DOUBLE_ARROW
                       XC_SHUTTLE
                       XC_SIZING
                       XC_SPIDER
                       XC_SPRAYCAN
                       XC_STAR
                       XC_TARGET
                       XC_TCROSS
                       XC_TOP_LEFT_ARROW
                       XC_TOP_LEFT_CORNER
                       XC_TOP_RIGHT_CORNER
                       XC_TOP_SIDE
                       XC_TOP_TEE
                       XC_TREK
                       XC_UL_ANGLE
                       XC_UMBRELLA
                       XC_UR_ANGLE
                       XC_WATCH
                       XC_XTERM

       MoveWindow WINDOWID, X, Y
               Moves the window to the specified location.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       ResizeWindow WINDOWID, WIDTH, HEIGHT
               Resizes the window to the specified size.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       IconifyWindow WINDOWID
               Minimizes (Iconifies) the specified window.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       UnIconifyWindow WINDOWID
               Unminimizes (UnIconifies) the specified window.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       RaiseWindow WINDOWID
               Raises the specified window to the top of the stack, so that no other windows
               cover it.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       LowerWindow WINDOWID
               Lowers the specified window to the bottom of the stack, so other existing windows
               will cover it.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       GetInputFocus
               Returns the window that currently has the input focus.

       SetInputFocus WINDOWID
               Sets the specified window to be the one that has the input focus.

               zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success.

       GetWindowPos WINDOWID
               Returns an array containing the position information for the specified window.  It
               also returns size information (including border width) and the number of the
               screen where the window resides.

                 my ($x, $y, $width, $height, $borderWidth, $screen) =
                       GetWindowPos(GetRootWindow());

       GetParentWindow WINDOWID
               Returns the parent of the specified window.

               zero is returned if parent couldn't be determined (i.e., root window).

       GetScreenDepth [SCREEN]
               Returns the color depth for the screen.  If no screen is specified, it is taken
               from the value given when opening the X display.  If the screen (number) is
               invalid, -1 will be returned.

               Value is represented as bits, i.e. 16.

                 my $depth = GetScreenDepth();

       GetScreenRes [SCREEN]
               Returns the screen resolution.  If no screen is specified, it is taken from the
               value given when opening the X display.  If the screen (number) is invalid, the
               returned list will be empty.

                 my ($x, $y) = GetScreenRes();

OTHER DOCUMENTATION

       Not installed.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright(c) 2003-2011 Dennis K. Paulsen, All Rights Reserved.  This program is free
       software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
       Public License.

AUTHOR

       Dennis K. Paulsen <ctrondlp@cpan.org> (Des Moines, Iowa USA)

CONTRIBUTORS

       Paulo E. Castro <pauloedgarcastro tata gmail.com>

CREDITS

       Thanks to everyone; including those specifically mentioned below for patches, suggestions,
       etc.:

         Alexey Tourbin
         Richard Clamp
         Gustav Larsson
         Nelson D. Caro